"fish.iddx.net" wrote in message
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"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I just thought I'd post on something that I was asked about at Penns.
Someone asked me about the fact that I had put a fighting butt on my 4
weight.

Put a fightbutt on my light crispy SLT 8' #4 ? No way! :-)

Why not?
How much do you think 1 1/4 inch of cork butt weighs?
Anyway, I've gotten so used to never having to think about not damaging the
reel that I wouldn't want to be without it.
To each his own, but I still think it's a good idea.

/Roger
Come to think of it, none of my cane rods have one and they're not likely to
have one in the future either ;-) but that's all about tradition.